Written on September 6th, 2009 at 12:09 am by Darren Rowse

Hobby Blogs: Making Profits from your Hobby

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In this post Kevin Sanders shares some introductory reasons to take a hobby and blog about it. In effect this is the way that I personally got into blogging – there was no intent of my blogs being anything more than hobbies in my early days – but out of writing about things I was passionate about emerged a business…. Now it’s over to Kevin….

I’ve been going to the gym for about twenty years. I’m not a professional bodybuilder or fitness instructor – lifting weights is just a hobby of mine. But I’ve learned a lot over the years, and I’ve even trained some of my friends. I often give (free) advice about exercise, diet and supplements.

I asked myself this question about ten months ago: Why haven’t I created a fitness blog? I loved the topic, and I already knew the basics of blogging.

So I did it – I created StrongandFit.net. I started blogging, using tips I learned here at problogger.net. Slowly but surely, the traffic started coming. My fitness blog is now most visited (and most profitable) blog. My only regret is I didn’t start it sooner.

Here’s my point: I think there are millions of people who have untapped earning potential in their hobbies (a certain blogger’s digital photography hobby comes to mind). They’ve just never taken the time to share their valuable experiences and expertise online.

Here are some advantages to blogging about your hobby:

Ready-made niche

All the pros agree – you should choose a niche you are passionate about. Well, a hobby is something you already love enough to do with your free time. Seems like the perfect place to start!

Ready-made posts

You’ve probably already invested time, effort, and money into your hobby. Maybe you’ve even answered questions about it or shown others how to get involved. In other words, you probably already have dozens of posts swimming around in your head. All you have to do is take the time and write them down.

Ready-made affiliate opportunities

Most hobbies have books, magazines, equipment, or other products/services. You’ve probably already invested in some of these and formed an opinion regarding which are most valuable. In other words, you are already set to endorse certain products. Your reviews could earn money and help others make good choices.

Re-Energize your hobby

Blogging could get you more involved in something you’re already passionate about. It could even get you back into something you once enjoyed. The process of blogging (research, forums, etc) has an energy to it that ads to the fun.

No expertise necessary

What if you are a novice? No problem! Just be honest about it and invite others along your journey – share what you are doing. Here’s an example from the fitness niche: I’ve seen several blogs created by overweight individuals who want to document their weight loss journey. Some of these are quite inspirational.

If you never make money, it’s OK – its just a hobby

As Darren has pointed out, most of us probably won’t make big money from blogging. My blog is making a little money for me, but I’m nowhere near ready to quit my day job. But that’s the beauty of a hobby blog – you’ll have so much fun you’ll be willing to wait for the profits.

Final Thoughts:

You have a hobby, don’t you? What are you waiting for? Start a blog and monetize it! You have nothing to lose.

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  • The Bad Blogger

    September 6th, 2009 12:22 am

    I agree “you should choose a niche you are passionate about.” Blogging is fun when you really love it, but if you just blog for money, well it is not gonna be fun but frustrated.

  • Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach

    September 6th, 2009 12:24 am

    Hobby blogs can be one of the most profitable aspects of making money online imaginable! The possibilities are endless – you can create a free 7 day eclass that has links to affiliate programs, you can brand yourself as an expert by answering niche questions on your blog, you can start your own newsletter or membership site…..it just takes that critical commitment to make it so. Definitely it’s something worth looking into.

  • Karlil

    September 6th, 2009 12:33 am

    Agree. It’s always easier to write on something you are passionate about than just for the sake of making money. It will show in your writing sooner or later. Or when you run out of topic or just couldn’t find the inspiration to write any longer.

    Blogging niche in my honest opinion should always be on things you are passionate about.

  • Corey Freeman

    September 6th, 2009 12:33 am

    I don’t really have a hobby, but perhaps I should take one up just to blog about it, haha, because I dig blogging. I’d like to learn how to make models (figurines and characters) so I guess that’d be something to think about.

    Thanks for the awesome post. It’s really inspired me.

  • Roseli A. Bakar

    September 6th, 2009 12:35 am

    Very good tips Kevin.

    I agree if you are blogging about something that you are passionate about, that blog will be more successful…

  • Kevin (strongandfit.net)

    September 6th, 2009 12:37 am

    Thanks for the comments, guys.

    Corey, if you decide to pursue that hobby, why not? You’d probably have some fun if nothing else.

  • Nancy Nally

    September 6th, 2009 12:38 am

    I started my website Scrapbook Update as a hobby blog about my scrapbooking and in the past 5 years it has evolved into the basis of a full-time freelance writing and blogging career. Scrapbook Update is now the most recognized source for trade news in the scrapbook industry, and I write regularly for several other industry publications and co-host a weekly podcast as well.

    My work isn’t just restricted to the scrapbook industry, though. It opened doors for me to write articles on autism, technology, and genealogy for several other magazines.

    I also recently joined the GigaOM Network as a contributing writer for their WebWorkerDaily site.

    You just never know what can happen from your “hobby” blog!

  • Joshua Elliot

    September 6th, 2009 12:41 am

    I do agree that staring a blog that you have a passion on or hobby.

    This way you will be able to sustain it longer and what you write is based on your experience, and thus very unique from others.

    Of course you must have some basic knowledge on blogging first then you can position yourself better.

  • Web Marketing Tips

    September 6th, 2009 12:43 am

    This is the most talked about topic and many people says same thing. Nice to see that this kind of things always works and still working.

    Because you never feel bore about this and you keep posting new things.

    Your brain love to think about these topics and this is the main mantra.

  • Katherine

    September 6th, 2009 12:44 am

    Great post. I can’t imagine having a blog about something you don’t love. Blog about something you love, and it will come naturally. For me, it’s about dining/restaurants/food/wine and the ideas and perks I receive from it couldn’t be better. Who can complain about receiving boxes of chocolate and wine in the mail and telling people about it?

  • Eric C

    September 6th, 2009 12:46 am

    This was a great guest post. Good, new advice, short and well written. One of the better guest posts this week.

  • Tammy

    September 6th, 2009 12:48 am

    That’s really how I got into blogging as well and why I continue to blog. There are lots of others blogging about crafting and other hobbies, so once you get into it, you’ll find a great group of fellow bloggers in the same niche who will support you and visa versa.

  • djashish

    September 6th, 2009 12:52 am

    Conclusion of this article:
    1.you should choose a niche you are passionate about.
    2.take the time and write them down.
    3.affiliate opportunities
    4.Adds to the fun
    5.most of us probably won’t make big money from blogging
    At last one point i Would like to add whether you earn even a single penny or not from your blog but the amount of knowledge that you have gained while doing research for your article is not going anywhere.That knowledge you’ll possess through out your life and that is very important.Even i follow the same concept on my blog.

  • Robby G

    September 6th, 2009 12:53 am

    @Corey Freeman: Well if you dig blogging, perhaps blog about blogging? Or about writing in general? But your idea does sound more original. Good luck!
    Nice post to the guest poster though.

  • poorblogger

    September 6th, 2009 1:04 am

    i agree.. Even Darren start with his photography hobby..
    U will get more traffic after this post…
    Keep up good work..

  • Arif | DebugLife.com

    September 6th, 2009 1:15 am

    So the key to writing about hobbies is that you know a particular field inside out (or at least have a good understanding about it).

    When I created my blog, I took the same principle, but applied it to work instead of hobby.

    I work in IT, so many of the above points that you make apply to my day job. So I started blogging about it and it has been going pretty well so far.

    Same concept, different application.

    -Arif

  • Replica Christian Louboutin

    September 6th, 2009 1:24 am

    Thanks for the comments, guys.

    Corey, if you decide to pursue that hobby, why not? You’d probably have some fun if nothing else.

  • Dan

    September 6th, 2009 1:27 am

    This is right up my alley! I am definitely not a professional blogger, but I do write about a few of my hobbies, such as Linux, mentoring, and other Christian aspects of life. It works for me and it is growing a little following. Now I just need to start finding ways to translate that into a cash flow, which I hope will come about from some of the thoughts in this post! Thanks!

  • Ms. Freeman

    September 6th, 2009 1:29 am

    Everyday or so I ask myself “what is my passion in life?” and I truly have a hard time coming up with a quick answer. I do know that I enjoy reading and commenting on blogs, but writing a worthwhile one full of valuable content still seems to elude me.

    I have hobbies, like cooking, tennis & watching television and of those three I think I could expand on them. But would anyone really be interested?

  • Valerian Lukacko

    September 6th, 2009 2:27 am

    Personally, I´m blogging not just because I am passionate about the topic. I´m doing it because I ´m interested to get as much attention from other people to the problem as possible since I think there are some changes needed in niche I´m writing about , so when the wider audience know about problems the stronger likelihood there is that it is really gonna change.

  • sandra

    September 6th, 2009 2:31 am

    To blog about thing your hobby is a great idea. you dont need to waste your time write things you already know. it great and good way to go about blogging.
    http://www.heart2coast.com

  • Surender Sharma

    September 6th, 2009 2:42 am

    If you have hobby then it can be become your business in future.
    This is good idea to monetize your hobby.

  • John

    September 6th, 2009 2:46 am

    Thanks for sharing this tip

  • Andre

    September 6th, 2009 3:38 am

    This is pretty much what I told a friend but more than a hobby blog, I said setup a concept that he is familiar with and know about rather than learning something new from scratch and then trying to make it work. I know he wants to do this to replace his job which is why it’s not a good idea to do it as “new”. However, in relation to the subject matter here of hobby blogging, for those wanting to make it a monetized business, just make sure you don’t quit your job yet :)

  • Dayo Nurudeen

    September 6th, 2009 4:14 am

    I have created a little in-depth introduction to blogging for those newbies out there that would love to blog about their hobbies or make money from blogging. You may check out my NoMoreF For Bloggers for more details. see ya all.

  • Matt - Zero 2 Hero

    September 6th, 2009 4:16 am

    I’ve wanted to pick a really expensive hobby/niche, something that I couldn’t actually afford to do and blog about that. Then hopefully the blog will pay for me do someday do it.

  • Donald Robichaud

    September 6th, 2009 4:29 am

    Great post!!! Keep up the great work!!!
    My Interent jhobby has allowed me to be my own boss,

    Don

  • Rob

    September 6th, 2009 4:52 am

    Dude, I don’t want to be mean, but your website looks god awful.
    Ads all over the place, navigational links scatter all over the place.
    You have a cool website name, i think you need a graphic designer to give you a professional logo and a clean blog design.

  • se7en

    September 6th, 2009 6:05 am

    Great Post. Concise and true!!! It really helps to write about the things that you love – if it is a topic you are passionate about then you never tire of writing and it is astonishing how much you can know!

  • Brad Vertrees

    September 6th, 2009 6:52 am

    Thanks for the great post. Hobbies make the best blogging topics because it something we are already passionate about and have knowledge of.

    My own blog started out with my hobbies of writing and literature (reading) and has evolved to include publishing and ebooks.

    Another added bonus of blogging about your hobby is meeting people with the same interest as you and belonging to a community.

  • Supermarket Soap

    September 6th, 2009 6:56 am

    I did have a hobby blog for a while (lucid dreaming), but in the end I ran out of steam and dropped it. I’ve tried restarting it a few times but it has never worked out. And my other hobbies are kind of flooded niches. But I do like the idea, and I agree that there is a vast pool of material waiting for anyone who starts one. Nice post.

  • Denise @ howmommakesmoneyonline

    September 6th, 2009 7:05 am

    Blogging about hobbies is the perfect way to get started in your online adventures. And users get a lot out of them. It’s like reading a book on quilting by an expert and then going to yoru aunts house and letting her give you tips. Always better!

  • John Exley

    September 6th, 2009 8:05 am

    Kevin this post is simply OUTSTANDING! I am a college junior and I am very new to the blogosphere, however I have become so passionate about blogging and Web 2.0 that I have been pushing all my friends for months on end to join the “movement” and start blogging about what they love.

    Your article speaks to me and really hit home. I will be passionately spreading this article to all my friends that I have been talking about blogging to for so long!

    Thanks for writing this post. Very well said and well-explained, yet concise enough to be a great read.

  • Thomas MacEntee

    September 6th, 2009 8:20 am

    After being laid off last year (for the first time in over 30 years of employment) I decided to follow my hobby, my passion: genealogy. And not only blog about it, but set up a site to help others blog about their own family history – GeneaBloggers.com.

    The way I see it: here in the US with our Baby Boomer generation just reaching retirement age, many will be spending more time on their current hobbies or finding new ones. And one that seems to be popular is the search for one’s roots and ancestry.

  • Michael Aulia

    September 6th, 2009 8:33 am

    “If you never make money, it’s OK – its just a hobby”
    Yup that is so true. Although in a way, it makes me lazy to try earning more from my blog :(

    So I guess it can be a good and a bad thing at the same time

  • Evan Gould

    September 6th, 2009 10:19 am

    I agree, this pretty much sums it up for blogging in general. Even with no affiliate opportunities, if you pick a topic you are passionate about chances are you’ll find some way to make money with your blog.

  • Kevin (strongandfit.net)

    September 6th, 2009 11:14 am

    Rob,

    I was actually thinking about adjusting the look of the blog a bit, so thanks for the input. I’m really not interested in hiring a professional designer, but I’m going take some of the ads off of the main page and try to “clean things up” a bit.

    I’m also looking into another template.

  • Gerry Faehrmann - YourLawnAndGarden

    September 6th, 2009 11:46 am

    Happy Fathers Day to the all the Blogging Dads out there!!!

  • Online Auctions

    September 6th, 2009 12:45 pm

    I have seen many sports related blogs where the writers are big fans of the team and love to write about their team. They also make some money on the side while getting tax deductions for running an online business.

  • Evelyn Yvonne Theriault

    September 6th, 2009 12:52 pm

    My blog is centered around my passion (genealogy/family history) and I think one of the reasons this approach works is that since I am part of that community my writing is naturally geared to a certain type of audience that wants what I want!
    After revamping my site (based on Problogger suggestions like more effective interlinking of my pages) my traffic and page views are steadily increasing and I’m meeting lots of great people. What a great feeling!

  • Civilizedweb

    September 6th, 2009 3:28 pm

    Good post. Blogging as a hobby is much better than doing it for profit because you wont have that feeling of giving up when your expectations are not met.

  • goldfries

    September 6th, 2009 3:56 pm

    I started my blog about 2 years back and i only wrote stuff i was passionate about – my hobbies. :) At present the site is making substantial side income, i’m going into full time blogging soon. :) Best partne the site is that it’s now recognized by the major brands in the industry and i often get more toys to play with.

  • Website Promotion Guy

    September 6th, 2009 4:38 pm

    The beauty of this type of blogging is that you’re immersed into something that you love instead of doing a slavery type of job that you have to do for making a living. Besides, you don’t have to wear that bitter smile anymore, because you already have worn a natural pleasant one.

  • rajput

    September 6th, 2009 6:20 pm

    I strongly believe in the saying “Blog about those topics you are in love with”. So it’s a very good idea about blogging on the topics on which you have a little bit of mastery..

  • Aminul Islam Sajib

    September 6th, 2009 6:36 pm

    Awesome post! I especially loved the format of this post.

  • Tracey

    September 6th, 2009 7:59 pm

    I have been waiting for a post where I can say, yes that’s me I’m that type of blogger and here it is. I am a hobby blogger and I absolutely love it.

    I have tried affiliates schemes but they have not been successful because my heart isn’t into making money, its into the passion of the subject, in my case growing vegetables in my back garden.

    Great post and good luck with your blog Kevin.

  • forlan

    September 6th, 2009 8:10 pm

    Beside as hobby, we can write from our jobs too. I am a finance consultant. To be honest I do not like finance but sometimes i write about finances

  • We Fly Spitfires

    September 6th, 2009 8:14 pm

    Some very valid points. Ultimately there’s no point blogging about something you don’t like and a huge point to blogging about what you do. At the end of the day, if you can make money from your hobby then you’re in a wonderful situation!

  • Clinton Wittstock

    September 6th, 2009 10:29 pm

    Hi. It goes without saying that you should write about something that you enjoy(Your enthusiasm is sure to spill out into you writing); but what I don’t get is how you make money blogging about it? I’ve been blogging for about a year now and I’ve made about 2o cents from adsense.

    Can anyone help?

    Kind regards

    Clint

  • Felix Albutra - SighNetDollars

    September 6th, 2009 11:08 pm

    You are right that you should blog about what you are passionate about so that you could write continuously as time passes by.

    In other side, you must market what your blog so that your friends and new people would find your information and tips you had shared and make money from it.

  • Kevin (strongandfit.net)

    September 6th, 2009 11:10 pm

    Thanks for the encouraging comments, guys! Another fun thing about blogging is this kind of interaction.

  • excITingIP.com

    September 6th, 2009 11:12 pm

    The best part about having a hobby blog is, we can have fun and learn from it. It is a great show off, especially in offline circles – believe me!! It is also good to blog on our learnings from our professions. If it doesn’t earn any money, it will at least give a wealth of information that can be put to use offline.

    excITingIP.com

  • Ileaneb

    September 6th, 2009 11:23 pm

    I agree with most of the other commenters, this is a good post. If you know someone who is just getting started or if they are having a bad blog day (something like a bad hair day) and they need a little encouragement refer them to this post. Personally, I need to learn more about Affiliate programs and how they work for my personal blog and for work. I’m sure Darren has more info on this site, I just didn’t get around to reading it yet…too busy blogging, tweeting and facebooking (is that a word?) lol.
    Anyway, Kevin keep up the good work and don’t let anyone chane the look of your blog until you are good an ready! Well not unless they are going to do it for FREE.
    Smooches!

  • Deepak @ BusinessAttitude.com

    September 6th, 2009 11:30 pm

    Hobby blogs will always succeed in the long run because the blog’s content would be filled with passion and core interest. Great post. Keep it up!

  • fas

    September 7th, 2009 12:23 am

    This is what Darren did with DPS, his hobby seems to be cameras.

  • Lorraine Ball

    September 7th, 2009 2:29 am

    I started blogging as a way of capturing ideas for presentations. Today, it is also a really good traffic builder for my primary business as my persona and biz blogs have merged.

  • Jenn

    September 7th, 2009 5:38 am

    About 6 mos. ago, I decided to combine my love of writing and yoga and create a yoga blog. Do I want to take off and get 1000 hits a day? You bet! But even if it doesn’t, maintaining the blog pushes me to learn more about an activity in which I’m deeply interested and want to keep doing for the rest of my life!

  • Maria

    September 7th, 2009 7:58 am

    Hey all,

    I completely agree with you! I started my blog http://www.MariaAbroad.com, because living abroad is an essential part of my life and I want to encourage and help others to experience this adventure as well. In addition to that, I have gained a lot of experience in this field and I certainly hope that my advice is helpful for people that plan to study or live abroad for some time. Thanks for encouraging people to blog about their passion and not where they hope to find quick money!
    Maria

  • Wayne Key

    September 7th, 2009 12:48 pm

    I like to take the idea of the hobby blog one step further. Some time ago, it occured to me (or I read it somewhere I am not really sure) that what you do instead of your real work is your real work.

    This idea obsessed me, and I was soon designing a blog so I would have a place to finally put my writing.

    Thanks for the article, it hit home!

  • Paul Morales

    September 7th, 2009 1:42 pm

    Nice fitness blog. I’ve been definetly trying to get myself to create my own fitness blog but I end up not sticking to my workout routine.

    I’m actually more focused into creating niche based websites to make money then run my own make money online blog because it’s high in competition.

  • Paul Hassing

    September 7th, 2009 3:24 pm

    Nice one, Kevin; short and sharp. I got the point! It’s time to unleash my vintange Wendy Walker collection upon the world! Best regards, P. :)

  • Kevin (strongandfit.net)

    September 7th, 2009 4:18 pm

    Paul,

    Go for it! I bet you’ll have fun.

  • how to make quick money

    September 7th, 2009 5:43 pm

    i love writing and my passion runs through it. i’m new in this area that’s why i am here starting from a scratch. thank you so much for giving me such a wonderful information on how i could be able to generate some money through the thoughts i put to words. i really appreciate it. keep it up.

  • SeoNext

    September 7th, 2009 9:03 pm

    I am totally agree with you.Blogging is my hobby and another good thing is that we are earning from our hobby.I really appreciate this post.

  • totoantonio

    September 7th, 2009 9:13 pm

    Yep. Some never made money. Just like myself. But if its a Hobby, you can never stop yourself from doing it. You just continue to do, then money will just come at a least expected moment.

    Don’t think of the money. Enjoy yourself. Money is just a dime you found when you played in the park.

  • Lydia, Clueless Crafter

    September 7th, 2009 11:37 pm

    Right on. I love reading about someone else’s interests.

    For my part, I decided to start a blog about something I was interested in but actually had no prior experience. Now I write, in part, about becoming knowledgeable in my field of interest and all the crazy snafus and gaffes along the way.

  • Wendy

    September 8th, 2009 2:01 am

    After being laid off for the first time in my 26 years as a business consultant, I decided to start up an online business. I looked at my passions and what I love to do, and created a blog and website. Having the heart of a servant, blogging meets my need to serve others with good, valid information. I looked to see if this niche was being met and found it was not. So, I went to work. I now provide online Christian based resources, tools and materials for the small group (bible study) community. A BIG thank you to Problogger. I just finished the book too. Problogger has really helped me get my business off the ground.

  • mike

    September 8th, 2009 2:48 am

    A hobby blog is easy to start. I followed horse racing since 2002 and started a blog on it.

  • Garry - thisimprovedlife

    September 8th, 2009 5:36 am

    Great post. Blogging about something that you have passion about is very important. I have 3 sites, each one covering different aspects of my life from work to hobbies to my general lifestyle.

  • HugeHobbyWarehouse

    September 8th, 2009 7:56 am

    Hey funny you post this, right in tune with my work I did today on my handpicked deals hobby products website. Click my name let me know what you think.

  • film izle

    September 8th, 2009 9:01 am

    Thanks for the article, it hit home…..

  • Emily

    September 8th, 2009 9:21 am

    Thanks for this post. Just as in your example, I blog about my journey to lose weight and I am overwhelmed with the response but never gave much thought to monetizing it. This got some ideas flowing, thanks!

  • Scott Webb

    September 8th, 2009 10:36 am

    I agree 100% and the internet is so huge that it’s got room for all of us.

    I am pretty darn curious about the poll on in the sidebar! Over 1800 people come here and don’t have a blog. Those are only the people that decided to participate in the poll as well.

    Darren, I wondered if you had any thoughts on that? Perhaps you’ve written about it already somewhere or you’re wondering the same thing. I know that it’s not going unnoticed though. It’s actually one of the things that I noticed recently as I’ve been building up my new project to help 1000 people before 2010 and take action.

    I wonder if there is a reason they are not starting a blog but visiting this blog. Is it preparation, or perfectionists? People researching for school projects that don’t blog?

    Something to think about

  • Kevin (strongandfit.net)

    September 8th, 2009 12:08 pm

    Emily,
    If nothing else, you may want to put adsense on it and just see what happens. Then you could put affiliate links (amazon, shopzilla, etc) for products that are helping you. Email me and I’ll help you in any way I can. The advice is free and it’s probably worth what you paid for it :)

    Blogging and dieting are similar–you gotta be very stubborn to see results :)

  • Daveblog

    September 8th, 2009 3:10 pm

    Good post ineed to blog about something i like

  • carjuice

    September 8th, 2009 5:16 pm

    This post pretty much is what I am doing, I don’t make any money from my hobby, but I may one day. Just see how it pans out..

  • Reza Winandar

    September 8th, 2009 6:44 pm

    My hobby is make money online, what do you think about that?

  • Web Design Company

    September 8th, 2009 7:11 pm

    Really Awesome post!!!!

    This will really help everyone to generate revenue from their Hobby.

  • JaneWear

    September 8th, 2009 11:22 pm

    Handcrafted Silver Jewelry is my crazy Hobby and now my Hobby Blog!!… and it’s just starting to take off! I quit my job last week and I’m loving staying at home with my kids, creating jewelry and blogging! Great tips! Thanks, Darren!

  • Pete | The Tango Notebook

    September 9th, 2009 12:30 am

    I want to make my hobby my life because I’m consumed by it and enjoy the journey.

  • Typhoon

    September 9th, 2009 12:56 am

    Nice article. Making profits with a Hobby Blog is quite a challenging thing but If you are really like mastered in it and you know how to market it then you are surely gonna make profits with it..

    Regards,
    Typhoon a.k.a Sushant
    http://www.smartbloggerz.com

  • Doublebanker

    September 9th, 2009 10:58 pm

    I started my blog(s) sort based on my hobby. I used to collect gif image files that were interesting to me and built a huge archive of these. I looked around a little bit and only found a few competitors out there and thought it would make an interesting blog. Need to supply more content for SEO, but I’m getting better.

    http://www.dailygifblog.com/

    Had a lot more girl gifs so I also made :)

    http://www.gifgirl.org/

    DB Dan

  • Hunch Free

    September 10th, 2009 12:49 am

    I agree, it makes it easier to write about!

  • Andrea Walford

    September 10th, 2009 6:04 am

    I started a blog based on my hobby of rubber stamping and scrapbooking 3 years ago simply because I wanted to be able to share my passion for creating cards, gifts and scrapbook albums. At that time I had no intention of trying to build it into a business. However, as my blog readership grew, I started to see income-generating possibilities. As of 2008 I would consider my “hobby” blog ( http://www.andreawalford.com) to be my full time business and have managed to generate a six-figure income with it that continues to grow.

  • Andrea Walford

    September 10th, 2009 6:06 am

    I also wanted to mention that since finding your blog about blogging I’m excited about being able to take my blog to a whole new level.

  • depression

    September 10th, 2009 5:26 pm

    If we use blogging just to make money, we will not get any success in that but if we use it share good content with people, we can make money from that.

  • ecommerce54

    September 11th, 2009 2:40 pm

    Good write-up.I strongly agree with depression’s word.If we use blogging just to make money,we won’t get any success in that.So we should share good content with people.So that we can make money from that.Thanks for sharing.Keep it up.Keep posting.

  • Kenn

    September 12th, 2009 11:49 pm

    Some very nice ideas here. I enjoyed the article and thanks for the wonderful information.

  • The Niche Think Tank

    September 25th, 2009 6:30 pm

    Man what a great article!!!
    I can’t get enough of reading your blog Darren, there’s just one article after another of great informative content. I only hope that someday I am as successful as you!!!
    Thanks,
    Larry C.

  • pertm

    September 29th, 2009 11:57 pm

    Great article, I just decided to start a new blog, not sure if it is about something I could call a hobby. I was wondering should I move the information I have written on my regular blog over or maybe rewrite it.

  • tous les jeux

    October 5th, 2009 3:00 pm

    I agree with you, this is really a great article. I am also doing blogging but i never thought this type of idea & when i read this article i’ll change my mind, first i think blogging is my business but i think that its a my hobby.. It feels me really very nice..

  • umar

    October 11th, 2009 8:19 am

    We should make a blog on that topic that we love


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